Liberty, Time Warner Cable CEOs Met

Liberty Media Corp. Chief Executive Greg Maffei recently met with Time Warner Cable Inc. Chief Executive Glenn Britt to discuss the benefits of mergers in the cable sector, said a person familiar with the situation, the latest sign that Liberty is interested in sparking consolidation in the industry.

Liberty, which early last month acquired a 27% stake in pay-television operator Charter Communications Inc., didn't make any proposal for a specific deal. Instead, at the meeting, which occurred several weeks ago, the two...